Thu 5/14 @ 7PM
Phil Manzanera is best known as the lead guitarist for the British band Roxy Music, who achieved huge success in the 70s with albums such as their self-titled debut in 1972, For Your Pleasure in 1973, and their platinum album Avalon in 1982 and songs such as “Do The Strand,” “Love Is the Drug” and “Avalon.” Their arty, elegant music and image dovetailed perfectly with the glam rock movement of the time but didn’t sound quite like anyone else. Manzanera was with them through most of that time, as well as a couple of reunion stints in the early 2000s and 2022, leaving his personal mark on their sound.
He’s led an interesting life, both in Roxy Music and outside of the band, including a peripatetic childhood when he lived in various places in South America and the Caribbean, including pre-Castro Cuba, and a post-Roxy career when he collaborated with a who’s who of prominent musicians and released several solo albums. In 2024 he released a book covering his adventurous life, called Revolucion to Roxy.
Manzanera will be at the Rock Hall for an interview and book signing, where he’ll also do a short performance. Go here for tickets.